Phartsmellar
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Thats the kind of info I am looking for,Thanks..I am still a bit curious if alcohol is neccasary for any reason when using race gas?
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SignUp Now!Thats the kind of info I am looking for,Thanks..I am still a bit curious if alcohol is neccasary for any reason when using race gas?
well seeing your goin to spend some $$$$ why not resell the rust bucket ya just bought an get a nice rust free car to start off your build. There are a few cars in here that would fit the bill for ya. Will save you TONS of aggravation![]()
well seeing your goin to spend some $$$$ why not resell the rust bucket ya just bought an get a nice rust free car to start off your build. There are a few cars in here that would fit the bill for ya. Will save you TONS of aggravation![]()
well seeing your goin to spend some $$$$ why not resell the rust bucket ya just bought an get a nice rust free car to start off your build. There are a few cars in here that would fit the bill for ya. Will save you TONS of aggravation![]()
You Would not Likely believe This , But My Conscience would not let me sell This thing for within 5k of what I paid, So I am gonna take a hit at the paint shop or an equivalent loss on a sale, going the paint shop route at least I will know what I have,
And It Doesnt appear anyone makes replacement qtr Panels for these? THe Doors are Rusty as Heck, I could get on a 24 Rant about the previous owners description. It Runs Thats about all I can say.
You might change your mind when you find out how much it is going to cost you to get the bodywork and paint done!
X2 !! why couldn't you sell the car an tell people the problems it has.. Or piece it out an take a little bath now. Rust repair is NOT cheap !! Then painting the whole car your goin to spend some serious $$$.. BUT it's your car and your decision.. Good Luck !!
Sorry I missed the 9 sec statement in the initial post.
So.... 9.70's on C16 race fuel.......
IMHO..... build it for high 8's or 9.0's and mid to high 9's should come much easier without it having to be a perfect pass.... on perfect air.... on a perfect launch... etc.... you get the picture...
The closest "class" that races at the buick events that has the potential...is probably THS class.....but 9.70's is the creme of the crop fastest in class guys.....
The next step up in "setups" is the TSM setups....... they mostly are mid 9 sec and faster setups still stock block based.... the fastest current TSM racers are running 9.0's in competition.....
If the $$ is there..... and you are thinking a 9.0 TSM type setup..... I'd look into a stage motor buildup.....cause a 9.0 capable TSM type combo isn't much $$ difference...... for the most part....
My recommendation would be to pick a vendor..... but if you want a general recommendation....
Plan on:
016 casting 4.1 stage block with 4 bolt mains and 14 bolt heads
stroker steel crank
good rods and pistons
Champion ported GN1's or TA Performance Ported SE heads
headers
around a 224 @ .050 roller cam (decent manners for the street)
New 71HPQ billet PTE turbo (4 bolt preferred)
Matching PTC converter (see Dusty Bradford on here)
Well built T400 with a transbrake
good boost controller and an external wastegate preferred
XFI and prob 120# injectors
This setup would go high 8's on some good air on less than 30# of boost.
Cut it back to 24 lbs.... and it should go mid 9's.
Down the road.... stick another turbo on it.... and cut it up..... and low to mid 8's wouldn't be impossible.
There you go.... it's "a start"
I dont know who you are or what you know, but I like the way you think.Are we gonna be able to get the factory ac sandwiched in this package? Somewhere? I think I will work around your formula here and spread the money around some, no vendors pm-ed and said Ill Work with ya...Kinda weird I was figuring on at least spending 30k on the engine trans program,economy must not be too bad..
Are we gonna be able to get the factory ac sandwiched in this package?
I was able to get a change order on the 9" ford to a 3.55 Gear, That being said, Is it that a Turbo Car Likes being lugged down so to speak? the reasoning for Numerically lower gear, and if it is, is a heavy duty powerglide with a standard 1.76 gear set a viable choice in transmissions,or is the 1-2 only shift to dramatic and have a tendancy to be to hard to tune and keep it from detonating itself to pieces for max effort applications?
Is it that a Turbo Car Likes being lugged down so to speak?
I figure Ill have 8-10k in paint and body work one way or another. In South Texas, this type of Labor is probably a little more reasonable, with Hi per capita of Non Gringo's. I should have just Payed for 17K$ Car and not needed all this. It is ,what it is.